Myth #1 – The SAT evaluates your information.
False: This test is about thinking and rationale. It contains widespread inquiries that anybody can answer paying little heed to their scholarly foundation (open, private, or self-teach). All that stuff about Abraham Lincoln and microeconomics, you can toss out the window. There are three segments: math, reading and composing, and these areas test your basic speculation and essential expertise level, not your insight.
Myth #2 – Take the SAT in your senior year.
False: Don’t hold up until the senior year for the SAT Test Preparation! You ought to have the capacity to answer the greater part of the inquiries by ninth grade. Colleges by and large take applications in the fall before you graduate, and the majority of these applications require SAT scores, so in the event that you hold up to take it, you will be unable to apply to your preferred school. Likewise, you can take the SAT numerous times, so on the off chance that you take it early, you can take it again in case you’re not fulfilled by your score.
Myth #3 – The PSAT/NMSQT is a practice SAT test and is not vital.
False: The letter “P” really remains for Preliminary, not Practice. The NMSQT remains for National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. This test can really acquire you grants! On the off chance that you do well, this one test can give you a free-ride to pretty much any school. Consider this test important. It just tallies in your lesser year for grants, however take it for practice in ninth and tenth grades.
Myth #4 – You just have one chance at the PSAT/NMSQT.
False: Although the PSAT/NMSQT is just offered once every fall. In the event that you miss it (and have a justifiable reason), you can take the option testing technique. You should contact The National Merit Corporation before March to begin the procedure. Understudies would then take the normal SAT I and their score would be changed over. Understudies will at present be qualified for grants. By doing this system, understudies have a few chances to take the SAT and the National Merit Corporation will take the most noteworthy score.
Myth #5 – Students ought to figure on SAT answers on the off chance that they don’t have any acquaintance with them.
False: There is a punishment for noting addresses inaccurately. One-fourth of a point will be subtracted from your crude score. This may not appear like a ton, but rather over the ten areas of the SAT, it could truly include. By understanding that the inquiries can guide you toward the answer, it’s a matter of wiping out all the wrong answers first and after that being left with the right one. In the event that you aren’t ready to unhesitatingly wipe out a couple answers, you ought to presumably avoid the inquiry.
Myth #6 – SAT inquiries are all together of trouble.
False: when in doubt, the inquiries begin off simple and get harder, yet honestly, a ton of them are combined, particularly in the basic perusing and composing areas. You might discover the first question the hardest inquiry on the test. Trouble on this exam is not controlled by larger amount abilities, but instead hard SAT inquiries are the ones that understudies reliably got wrong on a past exploratory segments of the test.
Myth #7 – An understudy just needs a decent SAT score keeping in mind the end goal to get into school.
False: Colleges are searching for balanced candidates. Confirmations workplaces search for candidates with a lot of group administration, scholarly honors, humanitarian effort, and authority aptitudes. Understudies who have a demonstrated reputation of inclusion and commitment are the most looked for after people. Despite their SAT score, the most alluring understudies are ones who will be a benefit at their planned schools.
Myth #8 – All SAT prep books are the same.
False: There are great ones and there are some not all that great ones. Some prep books have made-up issues that can be unimportant to the genuine SAT and PSAT/NMSQT. Attempt to discover a book that just uses test materials from The College Board. A considerable measure of books stress distinctive things, so attempt to utilize a few unique books to plan.
